St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-10

we'll The Christian said to him, "lhere
must be some idol in your house not yet
destroved' The heather confessed that
there was one idol of beaten gold that he
could not bear to give up. After while,
when that was destroyed, in answer to
the PRAYER of the Christian, the sick man
got well.
Many man has awakened in his dv-
ing hour to find his sins all about him.
They clambered up on the right side OF
the bed, and on the left side, and over
the headboard, and over the footboard,
and horribly devoured the soul.
Repent the voice celestial cries,
Nor longer dare delay;
The wretch that scorn~ the mandate dies.
And meets a fiery dav.
Arain. we need a believing heart.
good many years ago weary one went
l,p one of the hills Of Asia Minor, and
with two logs on his back cried out to all
the world, Offering to carry their SINS
and SORROWS. They pursued Linn. heI
slapped Him in the face. They mocked
Him. When He grOaned they groaneu.
They shook their fists at Him. They SPIT
on Him. They bounded Him as though
He were wild beast. His healing OF
the sick, His sight giving to the blind,
His mercy TO the 0utcast silcnccd not the
revenge of the world. His prayers and
hpncdictiOnS were lost in that whlrIWInd
Of excrratiOn. Away with Him Away
with Him
All! ii was not merely the TWO pieces
of wood that He carried; it was the
,ransrrcS~ious of tie race, the anguish
OF the ares, the wrath of God the Sor-
rows of hell, the stupendous interests OF
IN amending eternity. No wonder HIS
back bent No wonder the blood started
from every pore No wonder that Tie
crouchcd under torture that made the
sun faint, and the everlasting hills trem-
bic. and the dead rush up in their wind
ing-shcct~ As lie cried, IF it be possible,
let this cup pass from me" But the cup
did not pass. None to comfort.
There He hangs What has that
hand done that it should be thus crushed
in the palm: 1t has been healing the
lame and wiping away tears. What has
that foot been doing that it should be 50
lacerated? 1t has been going about
doing good. OF what has the victim
been guilty? Guilty Of saving a world.
Tell me. We heavens and earth, was there
ever such another criminal? Was there
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carnage, that sunless day, among those
bowling rioters may not YOUR s;ns and
mine have persisted believe it.
oh, the ransom has been paid. Those
arms Of Jesus were stretched out 50 wide
that when He BROUGHT them together
aeain they might embrace the world. Ga.
that might, out Of the blossoms OF the
spring. or the flaming foliage of the
l. /, e. nv ~
Oh. that all the triumphal arches OF the
world could be swung in one gateway,
where the King Of Glory might come III !!
Oh that all the harpS and trumpetS and
organs Of earthly music might, IN one
anthem, speak His praise
But what were earthly flowers to HIM
who walketh amid the snow OF the white
lilies of Heaven, What were arches of
earthly masonry to Him who hath about
His throne rainbow spun out OF eTer-
lasting sunshine What were all earthly
music to Him when the hundred and
forty and four thousand on one side, and
the cherubim, and seraphim, and arch
angels stand on the other side, and all
the space between is filled with the doX-
ologies of eternal jubilee.-the hosan-
nah of redeemed earth, the halleluIah
of unfallen angels, song after song rising
about the throne of God and OF the Lamb.
In that pure, high place, let Him hear
us. Stop! harps of Heaven, that our poor
CRY may be heard.
Oh. nv Lord Jesus it will not hurt
Thee for one hour to step out from the
shining throng. They will make it all
up when Thou goest back again. Come
hither, o Blessed One, that we may kiss
Thy feet. Our hearts, too long with
held, we now surrender into Thy keep
ing. When Thou goest back, tell 1t to
ali the immortals that the lost are found,
and let Thy Fathers house ring with the
music and the dance.
They have some old wine in Heaven,
not used except in rare festivities. In
this world, those who are accustomed to
use wine on great occasions bring out
the beverage and say, This wine is
thirty wears DID," or forty years old. y
But the wine of Heaven is more than
eighteen centuries old. 1t was prepared
at the time when Christ trod the wine
| press alone When such grievous
sinners as we come back, methinks
the chamberlain of Heaven cries out tc
| the servants, "This is unusual JOY
Bring up from the vaults of Heaven thai
| old wine. Fill all the tankards. Let al
white-robed guests drink to the i'm
mortal health of those newborn sons
and daughters of the Lord Almighty.
There is Joy in Heaven among the angels
! of God over one sinner that repenteth
and God grant that that one may be you
Again, in order to have right hear
it must be a forgiving heart An ole
writer says, "To render good for evil i:
God-like; good for good is man-like
evil for good devil-like.' Which o
these natures have we? Christ viii
have nothing to do with US as long a
we keep any old grudge. We have al
been cheated and lied about. There ar
people who dislike us SO much that i
we should come down to poverty ant
disgrace they would say, Good for him
Didn't l tell you 500" They never hav
understood us, and never will The.
do not understand us. Unsanctitie'
human nature says, Wait till you get
good crack at him, and when at last yo'
find him in tight place, give it to him
Flay him alive. No quarter. Leave no
rag of reputation. Jump on him wit
both feet. Pay him in his own coin
sarcasm for sarcasm, scorn for scorr
abuse for abuse. But, my friends, tina
is not the right kind of heart. No ma
ever did so mean a thing toward US a
we have done toward God. And If W
cannot forgive others, how can we eA